Wikipedia:Press coverage 2016

Please list coverage about Wikipedia itself here, by month.

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  • Kiberd, Roisin (2016-07-08). "Twenty Years Ago, Trolling Was Repeatedly Posting 'Meow' in Usenet Groups". Vice. Retrieved 2017-10-29. This would all justify remembering the Meow Wars today, but its page was wiped from Wikipedia after being nominated for deletion several times. The argument is made, fairly, that there are no objective sources: There is no "One True History of Meow" because everyone involved was a likely a troll. The debate directly questions the value of archiving online history, and even of writing–like this column–which examines internet culture. Several Wikipedians argued to preserve it: "This isn't just another flamewar," one member wrote. "This is the flamewar."

August

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  • Paulas, Rick (August 24, 2016). "Can librarians fix Wikipedia's gender gap?". The Week. Retrieved August 25, 2016. If Wikipedia is meant to be "the sum of the world's knowledge," it should be written and edited by a diverse set of voices. The quickest path toward that is the most obvious: finding more women and minority Wikipedia editors.

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November

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  • McClurg, Lesley (8 November 2016). "Should I Trust Wikipedia With My Health?". NPR. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Part of that quest was creating the WikiProject Medicine group, where 320 like-minded editors work on the site's health content. Heilman estimates about half are medical professionals.
  • Cetinski, Danielle (17 November 2016). "Jumping the gun: Wikipedia calls byelection for Phil Donato". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 18 November 2016. NEVER mind the fact the NSW Electoral Commission has yet to declare a winner, Wikipedia had the Orange byelection signed, sealed and delivered to Phil Donato on Thursday. Wikipedia's page for the Orange electorate, which can be updated by the general public, had the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate listed as the incumbent and "the party's first lower house seat at the 2016 Orange byelection".
  • Pearl, Mike (25 November 2016). "A Wikipedian Explains How Wikipedia Stays Reliable in the Fake News Era". Vice.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016. Wikipedia won't often steer you wrong even on controversial subjects. You should obviously approach politics on Wikipedia with skepticism, but sections on touchy topics like Donald Trump's White House transition, or Hillary Clinton's health are refreshingly devoid of conspiracy theories and hasty conclusions.
  • Bariso, Justin (30 November 2016). "Wikipedia's New Email Campaign Is a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence". inc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

December

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